{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-1.610","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 1.610","heading":"Who may represent a party, and what requirements apply to a representative?","body":"(a) Individuals. A party who is an individual may either represent himself or herself in the hearing process under this subpart or authorize an attorney to represent him or her.\n(b) Organizations. A party that is an organization or other entity may authorize one of the following to represent it:\n(1) An attorney;\n(2) A partner, if the entity is a partnership;\n(3) An officer or agent, if the entity is a corporation, association, or unincorporated organization;\n(4) A receiver, administrator, executor, or similar fiduciary, if the entity is a receivership, trust, or estate; or\n(5) An elected or appointed official or an employee, if the entity is a Federal, State, Tribal, county, district, territorial, or local government or component.\n(c) Appearance. An individual representing himself or herself and any other representative must file a notice of appearance. The notice must:\n(1) Meet the form and content requirements for documents under § 1.611;\n(2) Include the name and address of the party on whose behalf the appearance is made;\n(3) If the representative is an attorney, include a statement that he or she is a member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of a state, the District of Columbia, or any territory or commonwealth of the United States (identifying which one); and\n(4) If the representative is not an attorney, include a statement explaining his or her authority to represent the entity.\n(d) Lead representative. If a party has more than one representative, the ALJ may require the party to designate a lead representative for service of documents under § 1.613.\n(e) Disqualification. The ALJ may disqualify any representative for misconduct or other good cause.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Agriculture","PART 1—ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS","Subpart O—Conditions in FERC Hydropower Licenses"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-7.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"c710f4fa4536e2dc4b7d614a64bbded8f299082d822e5e42458db30c51899c10","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-1.604","next":"us/7-cfr-1.611"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}